Where a public sewer is not available, under the provisions of § 382-11, the building lateral shall be connected to a private wastewater disposal system complying with the provisions of the Rules and Regulations of the NYSDOH, to be enforced by the Superintendent, and/or the Herkimer County Health Department.
No two separate permanent buildings, where the intended use
for either is for a distinct and separate business or a dwelling place
for a private family or families, shall be connected to the same individual
septic tank and tile absorption field.
A completed application form, containing results of percolation tests, computations, and a plot plan, including the design and cross section of the wastewater disposal system, in relation to lot lines, adjacent and on-site well or water supply, and buildings, shall be submitted to the Old Forge Sewer District. A fee, established by Article XII, shall accompany the application. The wastewater disposal system shall be designed by a professional engineer, licensed surveyor, or architect, and shall be in accordance with the NYSDOH "Standards for Waste Treatment Works," or NYSDEC "Standards for Commercial and Institutional Facilities," as appropriate.
A written construction permit shall be obtained from the Superintendent
before construction commencement. The Superintendent, or his designated
representative, shall be permitted to inspect the construction work
at any stage, without prior notice.
When the liquid or liquid-borne effluent from a private wastewater
disposal system enters any watercourse, ditch, storm sewer, or water
supply system, located in the Old Forge Sewer District, in such a
manner, volume, and concentration so as to create a hazardous, offensive,
or objectionable condition, in the opinion of the Superintendent,
the Herkimer County Health Department, or the NYSDOH, the owner of
the premises upon which such wastewater disposal system is located,
upon receiving written notice from the Superintendent to do so, shall,
within 90 days, after receipt of such notice, repair, rebuild, or
relocate such wastewater disposal system for the purpose of eliminating
such hazardous, offensive, or objectionable conditions. The repair,
rebuilding, or relocation of the system shall be accomplished in accordance
with the rules and regulations of the NYSDOH and the Herkimer County
Health Department, at the owner's expense.
The owner shall operate and maintain the private wastewater
disposal system in a satisfactory manner at all times, at the owner's
expense.
Where a private wastewater disposal system utilizes a cesspool
or a septic tank, septage shall be removed from the cesspool or septic
tank, by a licensed hauler of trucked and hauled wastes, at three-year
intervals or more frequently.
At such time that a public sewer becomes available to a property,
a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer, in compliance
with this chapter, and any cesspool, septic tank, and similar wastewater
disposal facilities shall be cleaned of septage, by a licensed septage
hauler, and finally either filled with clean sand, bank-run gravel,
or dirt, or removed and properly disposed. When the connection is
made to the public sewer, the connection to the private wastewater
disposal facility shall be broken and both ends of the break shall
be plugged, as appropriate. Alternatively, the septic tank effluent
may be piped or pumped to the sewer; the owner shall provide an easement
to the septic tank for septage removal.
No statement in this article shall be construed to prevent,
or interfere with, any additional requirements that may be deemed
necessary by the Superintendent, to protect public health and public
welfare.
